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Genetic evidence for spatio-temporal changes in the dispersal patterns of two sympatric African colobine monkeys.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Mar 2013
Minhós Tania, Nixon Elizabeth, Sousa Cláudia, Vicente Luis M, da Silva Maria Ferreira, Sá Rui, Bruford Michael W
Abstract excerpt
Western black-and-white colobus and Temmink's red colobus are two forest-dependent African primates with similar ecological requirements, often found in sympatry. Their most striking difference lies in their social system: black-and-white colobus live in small groups with mainly male-mediated dispersal but where females can also disperse, whereas red colobus live in larger groups with males described as...
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